Have You Heard of: The Books

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The Books are an New York based music duo, formed in 1999, consisting of a guitarist and vocalist Nick Zammuto and cellist Paul de Jong. Their music contains a combination of electronic music and folk (played on guitar, cello,banjo and etc.) while incorporating samples of obscure sounds and speech from cassettes found in thrift stores. It is in a way a genre of its own, you could call it collage music. An interesting this that they do not use a drumkit but rather use objects like children's toys or filling cabinets. They released a few records: Thought for Food, Lemon of Pink, Lost and Safe, Music for a French Elevator and recently they released their newest album The Way Out.

the Books - A Cold Freezin' Night from Paul de Jong / Nick Zammuto on Vimeo. Their new album The Way Out continues the Books' tradition of meticulous, existential songcraft, infusing the playfully surreal elements of previous albums with a humorous, childlike excitement.With The Way Out, the Books have mastered the precarious balance of beauty, absurdity and accessibility. Anyways less talking and more links for downloads.That's what you guys want right? DOWNLOAD